How is the best way to delete a container's image file that is a referenced (not stored in FM) within FileMaker script?

I'd set the field to "".

Thanks but I am interested in breaking the reference and deleting the externally stored image file in a script.

you should be able to use applescript.

Oh, thought that was too easy.

Use Doug Gardner's trick. Isolate a zero found set. Then Export Records (no records, actually) without a dialog using the path of the file you wish to delete. FM will delete the file.

Bob Bower's trick is much simpler:

http://www.databasepros.com/FMPro?-DB=resources.fp5&-lay=cgi&-format=list.html&-FIND=+&resource_id=DBPros000819

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WARNING:

Be careful with this - it deletes files.

Edited January 14, 200917 yr by Guest

Much nicer, doesn't need the zero found count.

That works really well.